Welcome to the One-Day* Amateur Radio (Ham) Class!

We ended up with 40 in our January class, filling every seat. You can sign up for our April class on-line using PayPal™ or a credit card through the PayPal service.

If you pay by check please write the class date in the check memo, along with the name, email address, and phone number of the person taking the class (or at least put that information in the envelope).Your Extra Class instructors: K6YXH & WB6OHW We teach entry-level amateur radio classes, and arrange for same-day exams.

Emergency Communications Services - this includes the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), the State of California’s Auxiliary Amateur Radio Service (ACS), Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service (DCS), city disaster radio teams (often part of CERT), Arson Watch, and other volunteer organizations.

Community Service - this includes groups needing a way to communicate if cell phones don’t work, such as Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)

Off-Roading - needing comms where cell phones don’t work – we had one of our new hams save a life in a remote area using ham radio!

Boating – communicating offshore and on the high seas for safety

Hiking, Running and Camping – needing to stay in touch with their groups and make contact with the outside world – some carry ham radio as a safety measure. See Trail Communications.

Biking – keeping in touch on the road – motorcycles and bicycles, including the Santa Monica Mountains Bike Unit.

*Our “one-day” classes are actually three-days, but on the first day, you take the exam! Most pass the first time, but you can take the exam the next Sunday and the one after, just in case. With the exam behind you, you can concentrate on learning what you need to know to get a radio and get on the air! We do recommend that you do some reading before the class, just to get familiar with what’s on the exam. You don’t have to take all three classes, but we highly recommend that you do, especially if you don’t have someone to show you how to get on the air.

On the next two Sundays, you’ll learn about what radios do, enough to choose a radio, and you’ll learn how to operate your radio, enough to get on the air and start talking to people. After that, you’ll be able to get on the air to participate in conversations and ask questions – you’ll continue your learning as a member of the world-wide amateur radio community. Hopefully, you’ll join a ham radio club or emergency service organization. See our page of Organizations and Websites.